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Jae'Sean Tate
Rockets · F · 30
Jae'Sean Tate
vs
2025-26
Xavier Tillman
Free agent · F · 27
Xavier Tillman
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jae'Sean Tate vs Xavier Tillman

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Tate · Tillman
Jae'Sean Tate
Tate
Rockets
2025-26
Tillman
Free agent
Xavier Tillman
46
Games
availability
30
8.8
Minutes
per game
6.1
2.8
Points
per game
1.5
1.6
Rebounds
per game
1.4
0.5
Assists
per game
0.4
0.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.5
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.3
51.4%
Field goal %
43.5%
31.3%
Three-point %
0.7 vs 0.6 attempts
16.7%
63.6%
Free throw %
25.0%
56.7%
True shooting
TS%
46.1%
13.1%
Usage
USG%
12.7%
9.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.3%
8.5%
Rebound %
of available
11.6%
-3.3
Net rating
on court
-4.9
6.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.9%
-0.8
Plus-minus
per game
-0.8
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jae'Sean Tate scored more in 2025-26, 1.3 points a game apart (2.8 vs 1.5), on Tate's heavier usage (13.1% vs 12.7%).

Tate is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.7% to 46.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Tate (0.5 vs 0.4 assists), the glass to Tate (1.6 vs 1.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Tate played 16 more games (46 vs 30 of 82).

With Tate on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.3 per 100 possessions, against -4.9 for Tillman; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Tate $2.4M through 2026-27, Tillman — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Tate
2025-26
Tillman
33-13
Record when playing
21-9
2.4
Points at home
0.7
3.2
Points on the road
2.2
2.9
Points in wins
1.5
2.6
Points in losses
1.4
13
Season high
9
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Tate · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC4 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 1 vs LAL3 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Tillman · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIN4 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs IND2 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 31 at BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tate · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Tillman · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).